Archive for November 21st 2011

People have been urged to "stand by your pan" by Kent Fire and Rescue Service (KFRS) after two properties were damaged by cooking fires.
A couple were rescued from their flat at 03:30 GMT on Saturday after the man fell asleep leaving chips in the ove...

A 51-year-old man from Coventry was taken to hospital after being overcome by chemical fumes while attempting to clean his house on Sunday.
The man brushed a sulphuric acid compound on bathroom tiles at the property in Brays Lane before spraying blea...

Firefighters are pumping flood water from houses in Pembrokeshire due to flash floods.
The Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service said it was dealing incidents in Pembroke Dock, Freshwater East, Carew and Canaston Bridge.
Police say sections of t...

Seventy birds died and 20 were rescued after a shed caught fire in Llanelli.
Firefighters say the birds were overcome by smoke during the blaze at 20:52 GMT on Sunday in the Llwynhendy area of the town.
Meanwhile, five homes were evacuated in Port Ta...

At least 14 people have been killed and more than 40 others injured in a fire at a gathering of eunuchs in the Indian capital, Delhi.
The fire broke out on Sunday evening when a three-day convention of eunuchs was about to end.
It is thought that a s...